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fatmumslim

Graduate•12 years ago

This is a bit of a long blog, dear friends. But I hope you will bear with me, as it is likely to the be last one that I write for some time. What's...

Out of the Game

This is a bit of a long blog, dear friends. But I hope you will bear with me, a...

IronMatt

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 3 Completed

Hi, My first post. So week 3 is complete and week 4 looms large. It seems that it's a big increase, but I've realised that you just need to trust the...

Hi, My first post. So week 3 is complete and week 4 looms large. It seems tha...

Hidden

•12 years ago

Had a really busy week. Went to Wales in the snow on a family errand and returned pronto the next morning because of heavy snow fall. Somebody had dumped...

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Had a really busy week. Went to Wales in the snow on a family errand and returne...

Norni

Graduate•12 years ago

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Wk4R2

Well tonight I came, I saw, I kicked it's ass......lol Note to self.. Use sinex before starting run, not try during. Vision's of trying to remove the...

Well tonight I came, I saw, I kicked it's ass......lol Note to self.. Use s...

123456789

Graduate•12 years ago

A bit of fun - made me laugh anyway. 'In the depot'... He says (sings) 'runners won't get far'? Pah! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6UerjFCLdI

Runners won't get far?

A bit of fun - made me laugh anyway. 'In the depot'... He says (sings) 'run...

greenlegs

Graduate•12 years ago

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Spontaneous eBay purchase, motorised treadmill

Sooo fed up of the snow and ice and not being able to get out and carry on my running that on Sunday I purchased a second hand treadmill off eBay, I was only...

Sooo fed up of the snow and ice and not being able to get out and carry on my ru...

Jimbob74

Graduate•12 years ago

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Tomorrows Run - Outside in -3 or Inside on Treadmill

My Yaktraxs arrived today so was hoping to go out tomorrow morning to do my planned 4.5 mile run (although a lot of the snow has gone pavements still have...

My Yaktraxs arrived today so was hoping to go out tomorrow morning to do my plan...

morningglory

Graduate•12 years ago

Just completed the first run of week 6. I remember seeing blogs on here saying how hard it was after the 20 mins run and how weird that is. I found it hard...

W6R1done!

Just completed the first run of week 6. I remember seeing blogs on here saying h...

Maggiesax

Graduate•12 years ago

Despite the snow and ice I have managed to find safe opportunities to run and have just finished week 3. Ran on the pavement in daylight today and was amazed...

Another one done!

Despite the snow and ice I have managed to find safe opportunities to run and ha...

stega1958

Graduate•12 years ago

So I've finally caught up with the 'Me and Julie' song, again. (It's my second time around) and I think it is my favourite song!!! Run was great, not even...

Me and Julie! Wk8

So I've finally caught up with the 'Me and Julie' song, again. (It's my second t...

runningwild

Graduate•12 years ago

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TheEditor

•12 years ago

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A short blog to say tempo runs are hard work

I felt a bit demoralised yesterday morning when I tried the 5K+ Stamina podcast for the first time since returning to running after my 6-weeks lay-off due to...

I felt a bit demoralised yesterday morning when I tried the 5K+ Stamina podcast ...

swanscot

Graduate•12 years ago

There doesn't appear to be any mention in the podcasts about stretching after a run. I am assuming the warm up walk is to get my muscles ready for the run...

Stretching - before/after/at all???

There doesn't appear to be any mention in the podcasts about stretching after a ...

JHowell

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 4 Run 1 - Done!

Despite everyone's encouragement I still wasn't 100% convinced I could do it. But I did! It wasn't easy, I really felt like I was pushing myself but not so...

Despite everyone's encouragement I still wasn't 100% convinced I could do it. B...

nativestar

Graduate•12 years ago

Last Saturday I went for a run in the snow. On Monday school was shut so I brought my Tuesday morning run forward and went for another run in the snow (then...

Back to the treadmill........ :-(

Last Saturday I went for a run in the snow. On Monday school was shut so I broug...

Beads

Graduate•12 years ago

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My first 10k

On Monday evening I completed my first EVER 10k run I planned to do 4 miles, which took me in a loop away from and to my house, but when getting back to my...

On Monday evening I completed my first EVER 10k run I planned to do 4 miles,...

jazz15c

Graduate•12 years ago

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One for all the graduates out there. Did you suffer a kind of post grad blues?

I ask because I've spent six weeks looking forward to graduating but now I can see the end in sight, it's occurred to me that I will no longer have a...

I ask because I've spent six weeks looking forward to graduating but now I can s...

Fingalo

Graduate•12 years ago

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No parkruns for a while (except next Saturday), and little direction...just a rant, nothing to see here, move along

I've signed up to a training course, that will run on most Saturdays between now and the end of April/beginning of May. There will be the odd one off, here and...

I've signed up to a training course, that will run on most Saturdays between now...

vixiej

Graduate•12 years ago

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Week 2 and 3 Completed

Getting back into it again, week 2 went pretty well so moved onto week 3 last night. That made the legs ache a bit more so will do that again on friday rather...

Getting back into it again, week 2 went pretty well so moved onto week 3 last ni...

Zagel

•12 years ago

So I graduated last night! I am so, so happy! I did a little jig at the end of my run, right in the middle of a main street in Brussels and people thought I...

Graduation!!!

So I graduated last night! I am so, so happy! I did a little jig at the end of m...

Bxlkl

•12 years ago

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Week 2 Run 2

That's another 1 ticked off! Last nights was a bit harder than Mondays but the difference being that last nights was a) with my husband who put me off towards...

That's another 1 ticked off! Last nights was a bit harder than Mondays but the d...

avrili

•12 years ago

Due to work commitments (and also a bit of laziness I think ) I haven't been for a run for getting on for 3 weeks :-( I haven't been to the gym for over a week...

I'm scared !

Due to work commitments (and also a bit of laziness I think ) I haven't been for...

kazzers

Graduate•12 years ago

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Another run done, but no fun.....

I woke up with the sniffles and a slight headache, I think the lovely lady I chatted to on the course on Saturday (who was too ill to return on the Sunday)...

I woke up with the sniffles and a slight headache, I think the lovely lady I cha...

vixiej

Graduate•12 years ago

Well I havent run for a while now not because I dont want to . At first things to do at home got in the way and now the weather! Cant wait to see the back...

Lapsed runner!

Well I havent run for a while now not because I dont want to . At first things t...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Yay - C25K Week 3 completed !!!!

I was dreading the run tonight as I struggled so much with the previous run but it was great! I made an effort to slow things down and it went soooo much...

I was dreading the run tonight as I struggled so much with the previous run but ...

bexyboo

•12 years ago

couldnt get out today cos it was dark when I got home and pavements icy so...what to do?? Got on the old static exercise bike and did 30 mins and covered 6...

got on my bike!!

couldnt get out today cos it was dark when I got home and pavements icy so...wha...

givman

•12 years ago